Timeline for In a human, what non-germline cells have the highest/lowest mass?
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| Nov 30, 2012 at 18:51 | vote | accept | joseph_morris | ||
| Nov 25, 2012 at 20:59 | comment | added | jkadlubowska | Long human axons are up to 20um in diameter, their bodies are very small, so I think we can assume, that such a very long human axon is a long, thin tube of 20umx1m. This means it's volume is about 31,400,000um^3. If a large adipocyte is 0.2mm (200um, same source as previously) in diameter and a sphere, it is 4,190,000um^3. So yes, an extremely long axon is larger than a large adipocyte, but I could go on searching for a largest adipocyte known to science and I'm almost certain, that I could find something larger ;) | |
| Nov 25, 2012 at 16:37 | comment | added | kmm | If tissue density is constant, then volume is proportional to mass. I would posit that a very long axon has more volume than an adipocyte. | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 19:44 | comment | added | jkadlubowska | Quote: Definitely by mass @Rory M♦ – joseph_morris 2 days ago | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 18:42 | comment | added | kmm | Are nerve cells not larger (1 meter or more)? | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 14:46 | comment | added | jkadlubowska | Right, I forgot about that one. I think I just focused on adult cells. | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 12:23 | comment | added | Armatus | If multiply nucleated cells count, the syncitiotrophoblast of the placenta is a big candidate :) | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 7:58 | history | answered | jkadlubowska | CC BY-SA 3.0 |